Now that you have registered your internship for academic credit, it’s time to take charge of your internship experience!

Internships are a great way to obtain great work experience, a foot in the door with a company, and insight on your interested field/industry. In addition, you’ll learn a lot about yourself, how to leverage your strengths in an organization and build valuable networks with industry professionals.

It’s no secret that learning to handle responsibilities in your role as an intern will help you develop skills and become more marketable in the professional world.

But internships, like many things, are what you put into them. You get what you give.

So, let’s give effort.

Let’s give purpose.

Let’s put some Panther Pride-worthy professionalism into this internship, starting with an Internship Orientation!

At your Internship Orientation, you can look forward to learning:

• How to make the most out of your first 90 days

• The benefits of working with your Faculty Internship Advisor

• Tips to effectively communicate with bosses and teammates

• Ways to build and keep lasting connections

… and, ultimately, how to invest your time at your internship effectively

Can’t make the event? Access additional resources by searching ‘internships’ in the "resources" section of Handshake, or read featured blogs written by our very own Career Peer Advisors:

Myth vs. Facts: Internships -

https://blogs.chapman.edu/career/2021/10/15/myth-vs-fact-internships/

Internship Registration Checklist - https://blogs.chapman.edu/career/2021/09/24/internship-registration-checklist/

Alternatives to an Internship - https://blogs.chapman.edu/career/2020/12/02/alternatives-to-an-internship/

Landing my Summer Internship (During the Pandemic) - https://blogs.chapman.edu/career/2020/08/26/landing-my-summer-internship-during-the-pandemic/